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krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science & Technology, has awarded its first-ever Quantum Award. A total of $100,000 in competitive non-dilutive grant funding will go to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc.
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1 week ago | 
krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
Weather Alert3 MORE ALERTSWind Advisory: Animas River Basin, Black Mesa Area, Central Grant County/Silver City Area, Chaves County Plains, Chinle Valley, Chuska …
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1 week ago | 
krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico high school students will soon have new math classes they can enroll in. The re-envisioned high school math pathways were developed in response to HB 171, passed by the Legislature in 2024. The bill aims to better align high school education with the diverse needs of students and the evolving demands of the workforce and higher education institutions. The New Mexico Public Education Department partnered with experts from the Charles A.
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1 week ago | 
krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque filed a motion in federal court asking to be dismissed from a decades-old case related to jail overcrowding. Jimmie McClendon filed the lawsuit in 1995 on behalf of a group of inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center. McClendon was arrested on a non-violent misdemeanor and was jailed for several days.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Fallon Fischer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque filed a motion in federal court asking to be dismissed from a decades-old case related to jail overcrowding. Jimmie McClendon filed the lawsuit in 1995 on behalf of a group of inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center. McClendon was arrested on a non-violent misdemeanor and was jailed for several days.
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yahoo.com | Fallon Fischer
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Approximately 109,651 acres of federal land in New Mexico along the Mexico border will be transferred to the Department of the Army to support U.S. Border Patrol operations in securing the border, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced Tuesday. The land will be transferred to the Army for a period of three years.
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krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for setting a California church and preschool on fire while children and school employees were inside. Jonathan A. Barajas Nava, 37, set fire to the Retreat Church and Yucaipa Christian Preschool, just outside of San Bernardino, on April 24, 2024. Investigators said Nava poured gasoline on the church’s front door and set it on fire. The school had 14 staff members and 48 kids inside.
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krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is expecting hundreds of orphaned kittens and puppies now and throughout the summer season and is asking for donations. The city shelter is hosting a virtual kitten and puppy shower through April 30. The department has an Amazon.com registry set up with its requested items. To access it, click here. Members of the public can drop off donations at any of our Animal Welfare Department shelters.
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1 week ago | 
krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — On Thursday, thousands of people will be making a pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó, and law enforcement is making sure they have the ability to keep them safe. Right now, first responders in Santa Fe County are working with Verizon to set up communication towers to help first responders stay connected. “We’ll get anywhere between 15 to 30 thousand people walking through this area during the pilgrimage itself.
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1 week ago | 
krqe.com | Fallon Fischer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) is asking for the public to help identifying an individual accused of attempting to commit a sexual assault. BCSO said the alleged incident happened in the area of Academy Road NE and Moon Street NE during daytime hours. The suspect is a described as a Caucasian or lightly complected Hispanic male in his 20s, approximately 5’10″ – 6’ tall, 170-180 pounds, with brown hair.
